A ground-breaking new labour instrument to address HIV in the world of work is one of the issues considered at the annual International Labour Conference...in Geneva from 2-18 June 2010... [An] HIV/AIDS Committee...is reviewing ILO’s draft recommendation before its final presentation to the Conference plenary for adoption on 17 June 2010... UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Ms Jan Beagle,...[called the] international labour standard...“the first global human rights instrument to focus specifically on HIV and the world of work.”... In 2001, the ILO developed the Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the world of work as a framework for workplace action... If adopted by the ILC, the proposed recommendation on HIV...would upscale significantly the impact of prevention programmes undertaken by the ILO and UNAIDS.